diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/5112-fix-nsupdate-ns-entry.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/5112-fix-nsupdate-ns-entry.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5f8653fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/5112-fix-nsupdate-ns-entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - nsupdate - compatibility with NS records (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/5112).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/net_tools/nsupdate.py b/plugins/modules/net_tools/nsupdate.py
index 9f29d4b5fd..512e44da2f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/net_tools/nsupdate.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/net_tools/nsupdate.py
@@ -427,7 +427,10 @@ class RecordManager(object):
         if lookup.rcode() != dns.rcode.NOERROR:
             self.module.fail_json(msg='Failed to lookup TTL of existing matching record.')
 
-        current_ttl = lookup.answer[0].ttl
+        if self.module.params['type'] == 'NS':
+            current_ttl = lookup.answer[0].ttl if lookup.answer else lookup.authority[0].ttl
+        else:
+            current_ttl = lookup.answer[0].ttl
         return current_ttl != self.module.params['ttl']